Comments on: Tiers of Leagues in Europe

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:21:08 +0000

If you want the mls to improve it needs to be a international league. A good majority of fans a are non white americans to begin with. If you ask me the MlS needs to have the best players from all over the Americas instead of giving David Beckham more then every player in the league combined. That is bad business and just plain dumb. The MlS still dosent know how to target its real audiance. Which is not based upon rich soccer moms in the suburbs

By: Kartik

Kartik — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:56:31 +0000

“The American league too is improving but that is because of the large number latin american players not the American footballers whose quality is barely conference level.”

Yup my fear entirely. I am a national team person first club football second and I can say without a doubt that the influx of latin players is going to hurt the US National Team. Certainly MLS has improved thanks to them and the league now as Michael aptly put in his initial post has teams that could fight to avoid relegation in Europe’s big leagues. But like the Premier League that’s entirely down to foreign players and is not a trend as a proud American I wish to see continued. I like the idea of seeing 3-5 foreigners per team, but now you can have 8 non green card foreigners per team plus those with green cards and other exemptions your looking at some teams with over half their players being foreigners and that is not the spirit under which MLS was formed.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:10:54 +0000

If you notice, this article is about the leagues in EUROPE. I didn’t mention the A-League in Australia once.

By: Say no to Yank Ownership

Say no to Yank Ownership — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:29:36 +0000

Italy is most certainly first tier.

Greece should go up? Why?

The A-League in Australia is under rated.

The American league too is improving but that is because of the large number latin american players not the American footballers whose quality is barely conference level.

By: tampasoccer

tampasoccer — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:42:05 +0000

Italy should drop to second tier.
Sweden should also drop down: their domestic league is brutal and 3/4 quality players playing for top teams can’t mask that.
Greece should go up, in place of Belgium: Belgian football has struggled for at least 2 decades now.
Other than that: you are on point.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:37:04 +0000

Wales in the fifth tier??? With the likes of Romania, Denmark, etc.? When was the last time a Welsh team made it past the first qualifying round for the Champions league?

Surely a mistake here.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:51:22 +0000

Thank you, Sheps. My mistake. I knew that FC Vaduz played in Switzerland and wins the Liechtenstein Cup almost every year, seeing as they are the only professional team to compete. I figured that because there was such a thing as the Liechtenstein Cup, they had a domestic league comprised of semi-pro team, but you’re right, they don’t.

Again, thank you for the correction.

By: Sheps

Sheps — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:12:09 +0000

FTR: Liechstenstein doesn’t have a league, they all play in the Swiss leagues. Their sole UEFA Cup qualifying spot goes to the winner of the Liechstenstein equivalent of the FA Cup, normally FC Vaduz.

By: March

March — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:48:11 +0000

I agree with this for the most part, but I think Norway and Sweden’s a bit overrated on this.. they’re about even with Denmark or lower.. as Copenhagen and Brondby are always winning the Scandanavian Royal League…. and I think Romania’s a tier underrated. Just a few years ago they had two teams in the UEFA Cup quarters, and would have had one in the finals (Steau Bucharest) had not been for Boro’s amazing comeback.